Nilokheri

Nilokheri
Nilokheri
—  city  —
Nilokheri
Location of Nilokheri
in Haryana and India
Coordinates 29°50′N 76°55′E / 29.83°N 76.92°E / 29.83; 76.92Coordinates: 29°50′N 76°55′E / 29.83°N 76.92°E / 29.83; 76.92
Country India
State Haryana
District(s) Karnal
Population 16,400 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


237 metres (778 ft)

Nilokheri is a city and a municipal committee in Karnal district in the Indian state of Haryana. The town is located about 145 km from Delhi on National Highway 1.

Nilokheri is famous for the Nilokheri polytechnic,which is one of the best in North India.Nilokheri has Govt of India Press and also Haryana Institute of Rural Development which works for development of rural population. After the partition of India, Nilokheri was founded and planned as the new capital of the state of Punjab. Impressed by the planning of the town, Pandit Jawhar Lal Nehru used to call it the town of his dreams. However, the town faced a heavy flood when only 7 of its many planned sectors were developed. In view of this, the capital of Punjab was kept at Chandigarh. Nilokheri produces high quality basmati rice.

Geography

Nilokheri is located at 29°50′N 76°55′E / 29.83°N 76.92°E / 29.83; 76.92.[1] It has an average elevation of 237 metres (777 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. , Nilokheri had a population of 16,400. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nilokheri has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Nilokheri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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